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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
TEpE GUILEOTINE.
Tragic Scene at IA Paris Execu.
item.

item.
PARIS, August 31.-Pranzini, the
murderer of Nine. Regnault, her maid
and her maids child, was guillotined
at o'clock this morning. He made
no confession. Vast crowds waited
about the place Of execution during
the whole night and kept up con-
stant bowling and yelling.
INTERESTED SPECTATORS.
When the chaplain who was to Off
ciate at the execution arrived, at 4 80,
the mass OF people was so great that
he was almost prevented from reach
ing the gate of the prison. Pranzini
marched from his cell to the scaffold
with firm step and defiant air. When
the executioners seized him he resist
ed and
FOUGHT DESPERATELY,
And demanded that they let him
alone. The executioners overpowered
him and threw him upon the machine
and in an instant had him secured
and bound.
THE CLOSING SCENE.
Immediately the terrible knife was
started. 1t descended with horrible
slowness at first, but then quickened. :.
and the head of the murderer rolled
into the basket The crowd became
very disorderly during the progress of
the execution.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
EMPRESS BUSINESS CHANGED.
An Important Purchase by the
limited States rCOmpanY.

United States Company.
New YORK, August 31.-The Off
cial announcement was made to-day
by the President of the United States
Express Company that the plant,
franchise and business of the Balti-
more and Ohio Express have been
sold to the United States Express
Company for a period of thirty years.
The agreement was consummated last
week, and the transfer will take effect
tomorrow. Negotiations for the sale
have been pending for about month
having began with President Garrett
before his departure for Europe.
THE PRICE PAID.
1t is stated on Wall street that the
price paid was $2,500,000, of which
81 100000 was paid in cash, and
81 100000 in. United States Express
stock.
NOT PUBLICLY PROCLAIMED.
The President of the United States
Express Company denies the correct
ness of the figures but declines to state
the terms on which the property was
purchased, saying that the matter is
private. No change will be made in
the management or name of the COM
pany.
AN IMPORTANT ACQUISITION.
This acquisition adds about 5000
more miles to the $4,000 miles already
operated over by the United States
Company, and makes it the most
powerful company of its kind IN
America.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
CONFIDENTIAL CLERK
Departs with Over $500, 900 wOrtl
of Savings Bank Funds.

SAco, Me-, August 31.-Frank G.
McNeilly. young clerk employed in
Saco and Biddleford's saving institu-
ton, has mysteriously disappeared
taking $4,000 in cash, $1S5,0O0 in
United States bonds and SOL 900 in
railroad, municipal and other bonds.
The United States bonds are regis
tered and cannot be used by McNeilly.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
PACIFIC COAST.
Mortgage of the Central
Pacific's Property.
GOVERNOR BARTLETT WORSE.
The Mint at San Francisco the
Scene of Daring Numis-
matte Robbery.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN Francisco, August 31.-The
Central Pacific Railroad Company has
filed document in the Recorders
office, which mortgages all the visible
property of that company, which has
been done, it is thought, for the pur-
pose of raising money to complete the
Oregon road.
OBJECT OF THE MORTGAGE.
The property decided in trust goes
to secure the payment of the interest
and principal of 10000 $1,000 bonds,
redeemable fifty years from October
l, 1886, and drawing six per cent. in
terest per annum, payable semi-annu-
ally. The main fact disclosed is that
$1O,OOO,O0 worth of bonds was
authorized to be issued in January,
1883, to pay the floating debts, the
bonds to run for thirty years, and
$5,0O0,OOO were issued in October,
1SS5
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
A HINT SENSATION.
Daring Robbery of valuable
C0ins-A SUSPECT Arrested.

SAN Francisco, August 31.-Last
Tuesday a shabbily dressed strang-
er called at the Mint to see SUI
perintendent Lawton, and the latter
being out he waited in the reception
room nearly an hour and half before
leaving. To-day it was discovered
that twenty-one of a set of fifty-two
rare silver coins, one of the pieces be-
ing worth $14OO, had been stolen.
AN ARREST MADE.
A party whose name ic Ruhling has
been arrested and some of the coin
found on him. He was committed to
jail.
WHERE THE COINS CAME FROM.
A few years ago the Society of
Pioneers left at the mint for safe keep
ing glass covered case containing
a collection OF fifty-two silver dollars.
Many of these are OF very old and
rare dates. One of them is dated
1903 and it is this one that is said by
numismatist to be worth $l400, as
there are very few of that date now in
existence. The coins were placed ON
exhibition along with other collections
in the waiting room at the mint inside
of the railing.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
1t was found that the lid of the case,
which had been fastened down with a
screw, had been pried open, presum-
ably with knife, and twenty-one rare
and valuable coins stolen. 1t must
have taken the thief several minutes
to accomplish his purpose, as each
coin was firmly gluedto the velvet lin
ing of the case.
RULINGS RECORD.
Ruhling is said to be well connected.
He claims to be an assayer and to
have orked at that business at Vir-
ginia City and elsewhere.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
CHINESE SLAVERY.
Arrival of Some Female victims
at San Francisco.


SAN FRANCISCO, August 31.-Consul
Bee has notified Judge Sawyer of the
United States District Court, that the
steamer Belgic brought large num-
Der of Chinese female slaves who are
destined to live in Chinatown dens.
Bees statements are supported by a
letter received by Collector Hager
from the missions at Hongkong. 1t
is expected that the Federal Judges
will take some action in the matter.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
SLICK SWINDLING.
Nctter Il COmpany's Novel Method
of Raising the Wind.

New YORK, August 31.-Judge
Donahue has signed an order OF arrest
for Albert Meter in a suit against him
and his brother to recover a claim OF
about $40, 900. Bail was fixed at $50,
900. This action against Meter was
brought by a member OF the firm of
Davis & Freeman.
WHAT THEY PROMISED.
The plaintiff set forth that the firm
of Meter & Co. represented to them,
as well as to many others who bor-
rowed money of them, that they were
engaged in loaning large sums for
wealthy individuals who were willing
to accept lower rate of interest than
was the rule, on condition, that the
collateral should be first-class, and that
the margin between the amount adj
vanced upon securities and the mar
ket price should be wide. In this way
Meter q Company obtained a large
amount of securities which they were
able to hypothecate for much more
money than they advanced on them.
THEIR POLICY.
They pocketed the difference and
when detected absconded.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
FOUGHT DESPERATELY,
THE CLOSING SCENE.
a H,nRX TRIUMPH.
Fellows Reelected by u EomscY
Constituency.


LONDON, August 3l.-In the parlia-
mentary election to fill vacancy in
Romsey or the north district Of Hum
tington caused by the acceptance by
VIM. Henry Fellows, Conversative, of
an office under the Crown, he was
reelected over Saunders the Glad
stonian candidate by a vote of 2700 to
2414. In the last election Fellows was
unopposed.
GREAT LIBERAL GAIN.
As the Liberals this time came
within 2S7 votes OF capturing the dis
trict they regard the result as an ad-
ditional proof of the change OF English
public opinion in proof OF Gladstone's
Irish policy.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
YET ANOTHER SALE.

Another $1O,0OO,O 900 was authorized
to be placed on the market, half OF
which was issued to redeem the out
standing bonds of the previous issue.
Then comes the present agreement to
issue 10000 bonds of $1,000 each, to
mature fifty years hence. Frank S.
Douty and w. f. Brown are trustees
for all the property. A provision is
made that the trustees may reserve
lands for depot grounds, and from the
income of the lands received and
profitable privileges redeem and can
eel the outstanding lands.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
OFFICERS ELECTED.

w. S. Urmy was elected secretary,
William Angwin statistical secretary
and Z. r. Ollie treasurer. Communi-
cations from the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, asking the minis
ters to participate more actively in the
movement for social purity were read
and referred to the temperance COM
mittee. The Rev. Wesley bennett,
presiding elder of the San Francisco
district, reported large increase in
the value of church property, es-
pecially in San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01

A party whose name ie Ruhling has
been arrested and some of the coin
found on him. He was committed to
Jail.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
HOW IT WAS DONE.
RuuIING,S RECORD.

Ruhling is said to be well connected.
He claims to be an assayer and to
have orked at that business at Vir-
ginia City and elsewhere.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
AN ARIZONA AFFRAY.
The TeWksbury Dispute Not Vet
Settled.

Tucson, August 31.-A Globe special
says: News by stage tonight from
the seat of the war in Pleasant Valley
is that Bill Graham was ambushed
and jailed. The Tewksbury party are
fifteen strong and the number of the
Graham party is not known. Ed.
Tewksbury was not killed as reported
and printed in the 1ri-0nidn. A sher-
ifs party of ten from Yavapai were
at Payson on the oath for the purpose
of making arrests.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
THE GOVERNOR.

He Appears to be Falling Stead.
ily-Latest Reports.
SAN Francisco, August 31.-Gover-
nor Bartlett is still resting quietly. No
bulletin has been issued this morn
ing.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01

j. r. Thompson was nominated fol
Supreme Judge, and B. j. McGranr
for State Treasurer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
CHURCH CONFERENCE.
Annual Meeting of Methodist
EpiscOpalians.

PACIFIC GROVE, August 31.-The
thirty-fifth session of the California
annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church commenced here
to-day. A reception was rendered to
the presiding bishop, J. M. Walden,
D. D., OF Tennessee, last evening, and
nearly all of the l55 members of the
conference were present and the
chapel was filled at the opening ses-
sion to-day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01
THE OTHER SIDE.

The shooting at Newton's ranch is
given different coloring from that
first printed. 1t is now said that those
outside of the house were the aggres-
sors and only given a Roland for their
Oliver.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-01

TELEGRAPH CONCLUDED ON NINTH PAGE. |
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
IN CAMP ON THE cHIckAHoMINY.

The historic Chickahominy Is fork of the
James, which rises to the northwest of Rich
mond, flows southeasterly, and empties into
the river about half way between Richmond
and its mouth North of Richmond it flows
nearly east and west.
Meantime, early in May, Norfolk had been
abandoned by the Confederates. Gen. Huger,
who held it with $1,000 men, was ordered to
the defense of Richmond. That left the
James open to Federal gunboats well up to-
ward Richmond.
McClellan's army advanced through the
mud and rain to the bank of the Chick
ahominy. Keyes' and Heintzelnans corps
crossed it with one brigade. Kearney was
on the west, at Savage station. Rockers
division of Heintzelman's corps was stationed
to the southwark to guard White Oak Swamp
bridge. Summers, Franklin's and Fitz John
Porters corps remained on the left or north
ern bank Of the Chickahominy, with McClel-
lan's headquarters at Gaines Mill. Keyes'
corps was only five miles from Richmond, and
took position at Seven Pines. In Richmond
there was CONSERVATION. A niece Of Mr..
Davis wrote to her mother:
"Uncle jeff thinks we had better go to a
safer place than Richmond. Ho is miserable.
fear he cannot live long il he does not get
some rest and quiet"
In this state of mind, Mr.. Davis Joined
Church. His niece writes: "Uncle jeff was
confirmed last Tuesday in St Paul's church.
He was baptized in the morning before
church"
1t was expected that Mcclellan would take
Richmond speedily, and tho Confederate
government made preparations to leave it
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

that the fayorite general should strike the
grand blow he had promised. Eff something
is not done soon,h said Lincoln, ''the bottom
viii fall out Of everything
Mcclellan announced that the crushing
defeat Of the rebel army at Manassas" was
his object, and that an advance against it
should not be postponed beyond Nov. 25.n
That date came and went, the year 1861 faded
out and 1862 was ushered in, and still no
great blow was struck. In February, in a
letter to President Lincoln, the general says:
II have ever regarded our true policy as
being that of fully preparing ourselves"
February passed and still no ''blow,n ex-
cept of the kind which one meets upon paper.
By March the people Of the United States
had run upa debt of 5000, 900, 900 in equipping
and preparing armies, chiefly that of the Po-
tomac.
In the months Of inaction, too, with the vast
and constantly increasing army lying idle at
Washington, the Confederates had actually
blocked the Potomac by planting batteries on
the Virginia side of the Potomac some twenty
five miles below Washington. Press and people
were bowling for something to be done, and
President Lincoln was well n4gn distracted
Gen. Mcclellan for some time refused even
to communicate his plan of campaign to Mr.
Lincoln. Once the anxious president called
OH the general, who sent back word that he
was i'll and could not SEQ him. But next day
Mcclellan was dressed and out riding. To all
attempts to urge him forward he replied that
he was not ready.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
A Check In the Coffin.

There was a man who had great
business ability. He was jew. He
had not cent. The last two state
ments do not at first sight appear to
hitch; but truth is stranger than iic-
ton. There was another man who
had the cent. He was also a jew.
The centless man with the ability was
the kind of thing the abilityless man
with the cent was looking for They
made a partnership. One thousand
dollars capital represented the cented
partner, and the ability the other
fellow; and the combination worked,
They made money, and made more
and more still, until one day the man
who had the capital died. You see
the firm was lucky. If the fellow
with the business ability had died
the other fellow might have busted.
The partner who died first left all his
property to the living partner with
the proviso that he should put the
original capital of one thousand dol
lars in the coffin. He wanted capital
on the other side, you see, and ! sup
pose he thought that fellows with
business ability and no money were
just as much in the majority there as
they are here.
You 60 and put it in the coffin
the one thousand dollars. You can
afford it, and it will make your mind
easy" said the rabbi.
The next time the rabbi met the
business man he found him very
happy.
"Did you settle that thing?'
"0h, yes; that's all fixed"
"And you put the one thousand
dollars in the coffin?"
YES; that is, put check there
payable to his order.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS.

May 81 Mcclellan had, on both sides of the
Chickabominy, an ermy of 10000 John
ston, who was well informed of the Union
movements, resolved to attack the two Federal
corps south of the Chickahominy, at Fair
Oaks station. COUGHS division was the ex-
treme right of the Federal forces, and occu-
pied Fair Oaks, q little railway station.
Caseys division was grouped a little south
east of COUGHS, around the Seven Pines
trees there Between these two points the
bloodiest fighting was, and it is therefore cor
rect to mention the battle by either name.
Johnston commanded the Confederates.
The position of the two armies will be seen
from the map. The Confederates advanced
in three columns to the right, left and front
of the Fcderals. Longstreet and D. II. Hill
attacked in the front, Huger on the left and
Gustavus w. Smith on the right at Fair
Oaks.
Owing to the wretched roads it was noon
before the attack was made. Gen. Naglee's
Federal brigade was in advance on the front,
and caught the first heavy fire. He ordered
a bayonet charge to save his artillery. It
was given with will, and then Nagle's
and Casey's divisions fell back to COUGHS
second line. Casey lost some of his cannon.
A hot ehfilading fro had cut down many OF
his men, To the roar Of COUGHS and Casey's
divisions were the corps commanders, Kcyes
and Heintzelman, with, as they faced the
south, Reyes on the right and Heintzelman on
the left
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
TO THE CHlCKAHOMINY.

After Williamsburg, McClellan's army fol-
lowed on toward Richmond. There were
always delays, though, sometimes from one
cause, again from another. Part of the troops
were sent back to Yorktown where they were
embarked on transports and sent up the York
to Elthap's landing, above West Point.
Franklin's DIVISION which had been on land
only one day since they left Washington, near
the middle Of April, was tho advance at
Eltham's landing. Franklin's men had an
indecisive little encounter with the retreating
Confederates
1t took good two weeks for the Federal
army to move from Williamsburg to White
House, where the next headquarters were.
The distance Travelled was forty miles, and
part of the army was now within seven miles
of Richmond. Certainly Gen. Mcclellan got
steadily nearer Richmond.
The Federal forces were concentrated be-
tween the Pamunkey and the Chickahominy.
The Pamunkey was the south branch of the
York. The Chickahominy lay between the
Federal army and Richmond, just as Gen.
Johnston meant it should. In war map of
the situation before Richmond, published at
that time day after day i'll one of the leading
newspapers of the United States, the Chicka-
hominy river does not appear at all. The
newspaper correspondents with McClellan's
army evidently did not know there was such
stream. They found it out before the sum-
ner was over.
After Williamsburg Mcclellan reported
that he had only $4,000 men. In response to
his urgent demand for more troops, Nc
Dowelfs corps of Al 900 men was ordered to
go to him by way of Fredericksburg BY
following these points constantly on the map
the reader win get distinct idea of the
Peninsula campaign. Mcdowell was not
under McClellan's command, but led an ain-
dependent cooperating army" Gen. Shields
division was drawn from Banks force in the
Shenandoah valley, and added to McDowelrs
corps.
Mcdowell was ordered to leave Fredericks
burg and join Mcclellan the middle of Nav.
which was the time Mcclellan fixed his head
quarters ct White House, on the Pamunkey.
White House was the property of Mary
Gusts Lee, great granddaughter of Martha
Washington, married to a son of Geh. Robert
Z. Lee. On the site Of this building had
stood one in which Washington courted and
married the widow Gusts.
Mcdowell did not get ready 70 march for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

Between McDowells front at Fredericks-
burg and McClellan's right before Richmond
there was force of 1900 Confederates.
They were Andersons and Branch's brigades
and part of Stuart's cavalry Branch's
brigade was at Hanover Court House, four
teen miles north of Richmond. To clear
these 1900 away, to destroy the bridges over
the South Anna and the Pamunkey which
would keep the Confederatcs from getting in
the rear of the Union army from the right,
and to cut the railroad from Richmond to
Northern Virginia, Ntz John Porter was sent
with $4,000 men. May 81, in heavy rain,
the battle Of Hanover Court House was
fought, and Porter routed the Confed-
crates. Bridges were destroyed according to
the plan, which was in other respects carried
out, except that the railroad from Richmond
to Fredericksburg was not cut. Lacking
that wrote Lincoln to Mcclellan, 1.-THE scrap
of the Virginia Central from Richmond TO
Hanover Junction is simply nothing"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

once attached to this body with the rank of sec
ond lieutenant Tic was really one Of the most
brilliant officers of the government When
ever quick, accurate observation and scien-
tiiic information were demanded, he was put
forward. Al one time lie was government
exploring engineer in Washington and Oregon
territories. Again, he was one of three United
States officers sent 70 the Crimea in '55 to
study and report on the art OF war in Europe.
At this time he was Capt Mcclellan and one
Of the youngest men who ever attained that
rank in the country.
In 1851 he resigned from the army and went
into railroad building and engineering. When
tho war broke out in 1861 lie was president Of
the eastern division of the Ohio and Mississippi
railroad, and lived in Cincinnati Knowing
him skilled ia military matters, the
Ohio people had him Immediately placed
at the head Of the volunteer service Of that
state May II, 1861, ho was made major
general in tho United States army. and
assigned to command tie department of the
Ohio
Shortly afterward took place his campaign
in West Virginia. He did brilliant service
there, service which resulted in keeping West
Virginia to the Union.
Then it was that he was called TO Washing
ton, and placed over the army Of the Potomac.
The G. A. r. "boys" of to-day will shake
their gray heads and smile sadly as they
recall that time when Mcclellan went to
Washington. According to our American
fashion, newspapers and people went wild
with enthusiasm over him. He was only 81
years old handsome and dashing. He looked
the perfect soldier People called him the
young Napoleon" and hailed him as tho
country's deliyerer. All through McClellans
letters to his wife arc mentioned the ovations
he received as he passed through to Wash
ington, and even before that. After his
success in West Virginia he writes to Mrs.
Mcclellan:
"Well, it is proud and glorious thing to
see a whole people here, simple and unsophis-
ticated, looking up to me as their deliverer
from tyranny"
Again.
u had very complimentary dispatch
from Gen Scott last night. He said he was
charmed with my energy, movements and
success Pretty well for the old man"